Ten fun facts about Evan Rachel Wood

Fact 1Evan Rachel Wood was born on September 7, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Fact 2She started her acting career in the late 1990s, acting in several TV shows like American Gothic and Once and Again.

Fact 3Evan Rachel Wood first film as a leading actress was at the age of 9 in the movie Digging to China and after that she became popularly known after her shift to a more adult-oriented Golden Globe-nominated part in the teen drama film Thirteen.

Fact 4When she was 5 years old, she lost out to Kirsten Dunst for the child lead role in “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles”

Fact 5She has trained in dance and loves to sing, rollerblade, swim and go horseback riding. She also has a black belt in tae kwon do.

Fact 6Evan Rachel Wood became the highest paid actress to feature in a music video in history when she appeared her Marilyn Manson's music video for "Heart-Shaped Glasses".

Fact 7In 2005, Wood co-starred in a music video for Green Day, with her now husband British actor Jamie Bell, in the song "Wake Me Up When September Ends".

Fact 8She has also returned to playing roles on TV shows with the role of Queen Sophie-Anne on True Blood and as Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce.

Fact 9Evan Rachel Wood was chosen as the face of Gucci's Guilty campaign in 2010.

Fact 10Kate Winslet who played the role of her mother on Mildred Pierce is actually just twelve years older than her.